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Bought fifty €2 all cash today

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    They should tax forum posts. People would only post if it was worthwhile to do so. Spammers would be poor.

    Erm, on second thoughts...I don't want to be poor.

    As for scratch cards...I dislike getting them in birthday/Christmas cards. Don't get me wrong...I appreciate the thought, but with the odds of winning being so low, I effectively gain nothing most of the time. But, it is the thought that counts.

    I'd prefer get a scratch card than a birthday card


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    I think All Cash gold its 1 in 6.4 chance of winning...

    Just checked there, it's actually 1 in 5.1


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    I wonder if he already paid his household charge or is he one of those who says he can't afford it :-)

    I partially did this to piss off them people :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    Today I took out 2 fifty euro notes and burnt one of them.
    Go me!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    ft9 wrote: »
    Found myself standing at the counter of my local shop earlier with a roll of €2 All Cash staring at me, decided to buy one.

    (one €2 All Cash costs €2 for all you having issues with the maths)

    Won €25!!!!!!!!!!! BOOOO YEAH!!!

    Cheers OP your thread earned me €23 (€25 I won, minus the €2 I paid for the ticket, again, for those with mathematical issues)

    The 99's are on me!!!

    You got it exactly, 12 wins, 5 frees

    God damn you people the peer presure is killing me.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    ft9 wrote: »
    If I was spending €100 on scratch cards op, I would not have bought them in one shop.

    I'd buy maybe 10 in 5 different shops. I imagine the chance of getting a few biggish wins on one roll of tickets would be less than tickets from different rolls.

    meh, it's all the same, you could get 0 wins just as easy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    --Kaiser-- wrote: »
    Today I took out 2 fifty euro notes and burnt one of them.
    Go me!


    jealousy :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Evil_Clown


    antodeco wrote: »
    So technically they're not 'All Cash'. False advertising. Better call Lionel Hutz

    He is the man for it alright :)
    Lionel Hutz: This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭Grimebox


    Just checked there, it's actually 1 in 5.1

    Does it say anything about the average amount paid out?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Hmmmm.......I have €20 in my pocket that I was gonna use for buying my dinner later but now I'm contemplating buying 20 scratchcards instead.
    Sure I could lose it all and go hungry, but there's also a chance I could win big and buy kfc for everyone!.......decisions, decisions.....


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Grimebox wrote: »
    Does it say anything about the average amount paid out?

    nope, 1 in 5.1 wins which i presume includes winning a "free"


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,665 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    --Kaiser-- wrote: »
    Today I took out 2 fifty euro notes and burnt one of them.
    Go me!
    only one ?


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    So what that he lost a bit of money. You don't gamble and expect to win every time now do you? Thats exactly what I meant by good luck. He could have easily bought the 100 quids worth and got back 2 euro then id be saying different but he won over 60 quid and 5 frees.

    still idiot/poor tax imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 269 ✭✭Bobby1984


    You got it exactly, 12 wins, 5 frees

    Ok so my stats were based on 1 in 3 wins when actually its 1 in 5.1 which means you are beating the odds. Can you stay ahead of the game??? I think so.
    Therefore prediction if you get same €2 scratch cards (32 plus you're 5 free) is 4 Frees and winnings of €32 - €42.

    Not wanting to steal your thunder but I got 5 €1 scratch cards in a birthday card last month. One €4 win, one €2 win, a free ticket and 2 duds. Funny enough these scratch cards are called Easy Money :D. Already a profit and a free ticket to come!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    still idiot/poor tax imo


    So are smokes and alcohol


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    i'm gonna buy 20 in the morning, and report back


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,950 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    I eagerly await the results of the next lot of scratch cards.

    I wonder how long it's take you to actually burn through your €100 like this. If you started with €100 and decided you wouldn't stop until you ended up with more than €100 or nothing at all. That's an interesting idea. Want to conduct the experiment for us OP? Assuming you bought 50 €2 All Cash in one shop today, I think you should buy 32 €2 All Cash (I think you said you won €64) in the same shop and scratch these, along with the cards you won. Then, if you aren't above €100 and don't get absolutely nothing off the scratch cards, you go again.

    If 1 in 5.1 wins, I wonder what the average return on that 1 in 5.1 is and how many scratch cards you could actually get from your €100.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    nkay1985 wrote: »
    I eagerly await the results of the next lot of scratch cards.

    I wonder how long it's take you to actually burn through your €100 like this. If you started with €100 and decided you wouldn't stop until you ended up with more than €100 or nothing at all. That's an interesting idea. Want to conduct the experiment for us OP? Assuming you bought 50 €2 All Cash in one shop today, I think you should buy 32 €2 All Cash (I think you said you won €64) in the same shop and scratch these, along with the cards you won. Then, if you aren't above €100 and don't get absolutely nothing off the scratch cards, you go again.

    If 1 in 5.1 wins, I wonder what the average return on that 1 in 5.1 is and how many scratch cards you could actually get from your €100.

    I was gonna get 64 €1 all cash, does that suit your experiment :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,020 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    D-Generate wrote: »
    You should set up a webcam feed as you scratch off the 64 scratchcards. For some reason, I think I could be engrossed in watching someone potentially win a ****ton of money.

    You must love winning streak, who wants to be a millionaire, etc.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,145 ✭✭✭the culture of deference


    I just remembered that our work lotto (4 or 5 years ago) syndicate had a 100 quid built up and we did 100 quid on the euro millions when it got to the max prize.

    We won nothing but it was fun

    from wiki

    Super Draws and Event draws are special drawings when the Jackpot is set to a guaranteed amount (often €100 million or €130 million at times), regardless of the expected Jackpot. The difference being that a Super Draw jackpot will roll over to the next drawing if not won but an Event Draw jackpot will be distributed amongst the winners in the next lower tier (ie match 5 + 1).

    8 February 2008 €130 million 16 people

    There was no winner with all 5 numbers and both lucky stars. The super-draw jackpot of was won by those people who had 5 numbers and 1 lucky star, winning a total of over €8.6 million each.

    28 September 2007 €130 million 14 people

    There was no winner with all 5 numbers and both lucky stars. The super-draw jackpot of was won by those people who had 5 numbers and 1 lucky star, winning a total of over €9.8 million each.




    We won nothing but it was fun


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,145 ✭✭✭the culture of deference


    I was gonna get 64 €1 all cash, does that suit your experiment :pac:

    How much are they:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭thenightrider


    Why did i just read every post on this thread ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,950 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    I was gonna get 64 €1 all cash, does that suit your experiment :pac:

    Nope as the average return would be less on the €1 ones and, if not, the chance of a higher prize would be lower I think. But hey, it's your money!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Dermighty


    ft9 wrote: »
    If I was spending €100 on scratch cards op, I would not have bought them in one shop.

    I'd buy maybe 10 in 5 different shops. I imagine the chance of getting a few biggish wins on one roll of tickets would be less than tickets from different rolls.

    The intricacies of spending our dole money on scratch cards :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭Elvis_Presley


    this you?


    image.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Why did i just read every post on this thread ?

    Because we all love gambling


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    nkay1985 wrote: »
    Nope as the average return would be less on the €1 ones and, if not, the chance of a higher prize would be lower I think. But hey, it's your money!

    I understand all this, but it's more scratch cards :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭The Big Red Button


    i'm gonna buy 20 in the morning, and report back

    Well? :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 733 ✭✭✭Eggonyerface


    Some cracking maths on this thread ..
    ..watch out Mensa


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,145 ✭✭✭the culture of deference


    Because we all love gambling

    How much did you win on the free tickets


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